To: Borges
Pickett outlived Robert E. Lee by almost 5 years. I don’t think he ever forgave Lee for ordered the charge.
To: Verginius Rufus
“ Pickett outlived Robert E. Lee by almost 5 years. I don’t think he ever forgave Lee for ordered the charge.”
“That old man destroyed my division.”
To: Verginius Rufus
I don’t think he ever forgave Lee for ordered the charge. I saw a history show a few weeks ago. Apparently Lee used the same strategy in a previous battle (attacked the flanks, then the middle); he thought it would work again
31 posted on
07/30/2025 9:41:27 AM PDT by
11th_VA
Shoulda’ gone to the right...
46 posted on
07/30/2025 10:52:59 AM PDT by
Clutch Martin
("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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